Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000154
11/12/99
Aruncus dioicus--Goatsbeard
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Height: 5 feet Spacing: 2 ft
Type: herbaceous perennial
Flowers: White
Comments: Goatsbeard is a very large, clump-forming plant
that bears plumes of white flowers (Vis. 1). Provide shade
or partial shade and a moist soil. Use the plant near water
or in shaded naturalized areas.
Cultivars:
'Kneiffii' - A smaller version of the species growing
only 3 feet tall.
References for Cultivars: Wayside Gardens 1996, Ray
Wiegand's Nursery 1999.
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